diff --git a/packages/cli/src/constructs/api-check.ts b/packages/cli/src/constructs/api-check.ts
index 23e9f95dc..b9490b184 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/constructs/api-check.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/constructs/api-check.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { DeprecatedPropertyDiagnostic, InvalidPropertyValueDiagnostic } from './
 import { ApiCheckBundle, ApiCheckBundleProps } from './api-check-bundle'
 import { Assertion } from './api-assertion'
 import { validateResponseTimes } from './internal/common-diagnostics'
-import { Runtime } from '../runtimes'
 
 /**
  * Default configuration that can be applied to API checks.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts
index b39cecb89..be035c8e8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ describe('util', () => {
   })
 
   describe('getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage()', () => {
-    it('should throw error when playwright package is not found', () => {
+    it('should throw error when playwright package is not found', async () => {
       // Use a directory that doesn't have playwright installed
       const nonExistentDir = '/tmp/non-existent-dir'
-      expect(() => getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage(nonExistentDir))
-        .toThrow('Could not find @playwright/test package. Make sure it is installed.')
+      await expect(getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage(nonExistentDir))
+        .rejects.toThrow('Could not find @playwright/test package. Make sure it is installed.')
     })
 
-    it('should get version from installed playwright package', () => {
+    it('should get version from installed playwright package', async () => {
       // Use the current working directory which should have playwright installed
       const currentDir = process.cwd()
-      const version = getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage(currentDir)
+      const version = await getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage(currentDir)
 
       // Should return a valid semver version
       expect(version).toMatch(/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+/)
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts
index b902ef4b0..9ee78a5bc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { createHash } from 'crypto'
 import { Session } from '../constructs/project'
 import semver from 'semver'
 import { existsSync } from 'fs'
+import { detectNearestPackageJson } from './check-parser/package-files/package-manager'
 
 export interface GitInformation {
   commitId: string
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ export async function bundlePlayWrightProject (
 
   const pwConfigParsed = new PlaywrightConfig(filePath, pwtConfig)
 
-  const playwrightVersion = getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage(dir)
+  const playwrightVersion = await getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage(dir)
 
   const [cacheHash] = await Promise.all([
     getCacheHash(lockfile),
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ export async function getCacheHash (lockFile: string): Promise<string> {
   return hash.digest('hex')
 }
 
-export function getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage (cwd: string): string {
+export async function getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage (cwd: string): Promise<string> {
   try {
     const playwrightPath = require.resolve('@playwright/test/package.json', { paths: [cwd] })
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
@@ -228,6 +229,17 @@ export function getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage (cwd: string): string {
       throw new Error('Invalid version found in @playwright/test package.json')
     }
 
+    const packageJson = await detectNearestPackageJson(cwd)
+    const range =
+      packageJson.dependencies?.['@playwright/test']
+      ?? packageJson.devDependencies?.['@playwright/test']
+    if (range && !semver.satisfies(version, range)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Installed @playwright/test version ${version} does not satisfy the required range "${range}" in package.json. `
+        + 'Please run your package manager\'s install command to sync node_modules.',
+      )
+    }
+
     return version
   } catch (error) {
     // @ts-ignore